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The elements of character ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠺⠁⠝⠙⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠗⠕⠝⠛⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠚⠥⠙⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠑⠎⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠋⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠇⠁⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠗⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠝⠕⠝⠑⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠤⠺⠊⠎⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠚⠥⠙⠛⠊⠝⠛⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠽⠲⠀⠠⠎⠞⠊⠇⠇⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠺⠑⠀
⠅⠝⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠗⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠚⠥⠙⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠉⠁⠗⠑⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀
⠑⠭⠁⠍⠊⠝⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠊⠋⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠁⠧⠕⠊⠙⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠊⠎⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠉⠁⠗⠑⠋⠥⠇⠀⠊⠝⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠎⠞⠊⠛⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠋⠁⠉⠞⠎⠂⠤⠤⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠏⠊⠝⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠺⠑
⠀⠞⠓⠥⠎⠀⠉⠁⠞⠑⠉⠓⠊⠵⠑⠙⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠏⠁⠎⠞⠀⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠎⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀
⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠋⠊⠝⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠀⠎⠏⠗⠁⠝⠛⠀
⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠧⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠂⠤⠤⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠉⠁⠗⠑⠇⠑⠎⠎⠝⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
⠃⠇⠊⠝⠙⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠛⠗⠁⠞⠊⠋⠽⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠺⠊⠎⠓⠑⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠕⠇⠑⠝⠉⠑⠆⠀⠊⠝⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠁⠝⠉⠊⠑⠙
⠀⠎⠏⠗⠁⠝⠛⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠚⠥⠙⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠂⠀
⠓⠁⠙⠀⠁⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠙⠑⠑⠏⠑⠗⠀⠗⠕⠕⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠗⠑⠺⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀

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